Engaging With Children and Young People About Their School Experience: Co-designing a 'Talking Tree' Research Tool to Investigate Why School Works for Some Students, but Not Others

This project sought to co-design a data collection tool with students disenfranchised with mainstream schooling, that could be used to find out from other students why school works for some students but not others. Young people often think about and experience school differently and may have differe...

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Main Authors: Jenna Gillett-Swan, Abigail Winter, Ana Radovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Specialty Publications 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Participatory Research Methods
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.35844/001c.75239
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description This project sought to co-design a data collection tool with students disenfranchised with mainstream schooling, that could be used to find out from other students why school works for some students but not others. Young people often think about and experience school differently and may have different ideas about what is important to ask and how experiences could be changed. Engaging with those for whom school was not working provides invaluable insight into what they feel matters about the school experience and potential opportunities where trajectories could be changed. Insights from staff supporting these students are also included. This project placed student views and experiences as central to the project and co-developed through student-centred co-design a '*Talking Tree*' tool that can be used to facilitate complex conversations in a variety of contexts about why school works for some students, but not others.
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spelling doaj-art-40545cb7ff1046c8b26166111f86e29e2025-08-20T01:56:48ZengSpecialty PublicationsJournal of Participatory Research Methods2688-02612023-06-014210.35844/001c.75239Engaging With Children and Young People About Their School Experience: Co-designing a 'Talking Tree' Research Tool to Investigate Why School Works for Some Students, but Not OthersJenna Gillett-SwanAbigail WinterAna RadovicThis project sought to co-design a data collection tool with students disenfranchised with mainstream schooling, that could be used to find out from other students why school works for some students but not others. Young people often think about and experience school differently and may have different ideas about what is important to ask and how experiences could be changed. Engaging with those for whom school was not working provides invaluable insight into what they feel matters about the school experience and potential opportunities where trajectories could be changed. Insights from staff supporting these students are also included. This project placed student views and experiences as central to the project and co-developed through student-centred co-design a '*Talking Tree*' tool that can be used to facilitate complex conversations in a variety of contexts about why school works for some students, but not others.https://doi.org/10.35844/001c.75239
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title Engaging With Children and Young People About Their School Experience: Co-designing a 'Talking Tree' Research Tool to Investigate Why School Works for Some Students, but Not Others
title_full Engaging With Children and Young People About Their School Experience: Co-designing a 'Talking Tree' Research Tool to Investigate Why School Works for Some Students, but Not Others
title_fullStr Engaging With Children and Young People About Their School Experience: Co-designing a 'Talking Tree' Research Tool to Investigate Why School Works for Some Students, but Not Others
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title_short Engaging With Children and Young People About Their School Experience: Co-designing a 'Talking Tree' Research Tool to Investigate Why School Works for Some Students, but Not Others
title_sort engaging with children and young people about their school experience co designing a talking tree research tool to investigate why school works for some students but not others
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